2014 Seat Leon SC handbrake

Emergencies
Manual release of the rear lid 3 Applies to the model: LEON ST
Fig. 197
Luggage compartment: access to
manual release. The rear lid can be unlocked manually from
inside in the event of an emergency.
– Remove the lid through the groove with a
screwdriver ››› Fig. 197
A.
– Insert the key into the opening and turn it
in the direction of the arrow until the latch
››› Fig. 197 B
has been released. Manual release of the selector lever
Fig. 198
Selector lever: manual release from
position P. The selector lever can be released manually if
the electrical power supply should fail.
The manual release mechanism is located
under the selector lever console on the right
side. Releasing the selector lever requires a
certain degree of practical skill. We therefore
advise you to obtain professional assistance.
A screwdriver will be needed to carry out the
manual release. Use the flat part of the
screwdriver blade
››› page 220.
Removing the cover from the selector lever
– Apply the handbrake  ››› to ensure that
the car does not move.
– Carefully pull the corners of the selector
lever boot and fold up the selector lever
boot (inside out) by hand. Releasing the selector lever
– Using a screwdriver, press and hold the yel-
low unlocking tab sideways ››› Fig. 198 .
– No w pr

ess the interlock button on the se-
lector lever A and move the selector lever
to position N.
– After carrying out the manual release, at-
tach the selector lever boot on the gearbox
console again.
If the power supply should ever fail (dis-
charged battery, etc.) and the vehicle has to
be pushed or towed, the selector lever must
first be moved to position N. This is possible
after operating the manual release mecha-
nism. WARNING
The selector lever may be moved out of posi-
tion P only when the handbrake is firmly ap-
plied. If this does not work, secure the vehi-
cle with the brake pedal. On a slope the vehi-
cle could otherwise start to move inadver-
tently after shifting the selector lever out of
position P - accident risk! 229
Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety
The essentials

Index
G
Gas Pre-heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Gas filtration system Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Gear-change indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Gearbox DSG see Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Ge arbo
x lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Gear engaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Gearshift paddles (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . 135
General overview of the engine compartment . . 198
Glass Cleaning/De-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Glove compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Glow plug system control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
H Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 99
Head-on collisions and the laws of physics . . . . . 45
Head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Headlights Changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Headrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Heated exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 29
Heating and fresh air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Hill driving assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
How to jump start description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
I Identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Identifying letters of engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 129
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 129
Importance of the correct adjustment of head re- straints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Inertia mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Information on emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 66 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 67
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Instrument panel lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Instrument panel on-screen messages Front Assist monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Interior monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 61
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 J
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Mounting points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
K
Key Driver messages (mechanical contact) . . . . . . 129
Unlock/Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Keys Assign key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Car key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Changing the battery (vehicle key) . . . . . . . . . . 86
Locking/Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Spare key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Kick-down Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Kick-down feature Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Knee airbag see Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
L
Lamps Audib

le warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Lane Assist system see Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Lau nc

h Control Programme (automatic gearbox) 137
Leather Care Natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
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